Our lives are poisoned by a large number of diseases. One of them is osteoarthritis of the knee. This disease occurs most often in women, mainly after forty years. Too often, the disease disrupts the lives of overweight people, due to the increased load on the joints. But the disease can affect the body not only in adulthood. It very often develops in young athletes, as well as after injuries, for this reason it is often confused with other knee diseases. To make sure you are developing osteoarthritis of the knee, you need to determine the presence of certain symptoms.
Symptoms
Osteoarthritis of the knee joint is called gonarthrosis. Gonarthrosis develops in three stages, each of which is mainly characterized by increasing pain.
The diagnosis can be determined by the characteristic signs of the first stage:
- mild knee pain when walking;
- increased pain when descending or climbing stairs;
- severe pain in the morning after rest, which weakens over time;
- swelling of the knees, in severe cases, synovitis is observed - the accumulation of fluid in the articular sac, which then fills the space behind the knee.
It is also worth noting that severe pain does not appear suddenly. They are preceded by a long period (usually several months) of mild knee pain.
The second stage of development of osteoarthritis of the knee joint, in addition to increasing pain, is characterized by the presence of a painful crack and the inability to bend or undo the leg normally.
In the third stage, the pains become even stronger, because of them it is now not even possible to fall asleep. Now the knee can only bend at an angle of 90 degrees, and it is very difficult to find a position in which it would not hurt. In the affected joint, the blood circulation is disrupted and its deformation begins.
It is quite difficult to treat osteoarthritis of the knee joint in the third stage of development. Therefore, when the first symptoms and signs are detected, it is necessary to immediately look for ways to fix the joints.
Methods of treatment of our ancestors
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joints can be performed both with modern methods and with the help of traditional medicine. It is advisable to use the recipes of our ancestors when you are allergic to modern medicines or for some other reason modern medicine can not help you.
Moreover, folk remedies have an incomparable advantage over modern medicine - prescriptions have been compiled for more than a century, which is why they have passed more than one test and really shown their effectiveness.
Ancestors compiled many recipes for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Which medicine to choose depends on the availability of the necessary ingredients, the individual characteristics of the body and the preferences of the patient. But you should not end traditional medicine if the chosen methods did not help you. Keep looking and you will eventually get what you want.
Horseradish compresses
The wonderful properties of horseradish are used to treat more than a dozen diseases, and the availability makes this plant very popular. In the case of osteoarthritis of the knee, it can also help. To cure this disease, you will need to prepare a horseradish compress.
To do this, take some plant roots, finely grate them on a grater and then steam them in water. A pot of water should be kept on low heat and not boiled. Wrap the resulting product in a linen towel, dip in a decoction and apply to the injured joint. This folk remedy should be prepared immediately before use, because puree horseradish loses its medicinal properties for a week.
Prefabricated compress
Osteoarthritis of the joints is very often associated with the deposition of salts. Especially this manifestation of the disease afflicts the elderly. To alleviate the condition, you can use such a popular remedy as a combined compress.
To prepare this medicine you will need:
- medical iodine;
- ammonia (ten percent);
- honey (best flower, collected in May);
- medical bile;
- glycerin.
By taking all the ingredients for treatment in equal proportions, mixing them thoroughly and placing them in a dark place, away from sunlight, you can prepare this healing compress. Before use, the product should be shaken, pour a small amount into a jar and heat in a water bath.
Wet a small napkin in the heated mixture, place on the sore knee, place cellophane on top and wrap everything with a warm thing (woolen handkerchief or scarf). Use this folk remedy every day until complete recovery.
cabbage leaf compress
Such a popular remedy as a cabbage leaf compress is an effective and easy to prepare remedy. To start treating a joint, you need to take a fresh head of cabbage, remove some leaves from it, smear it with honey inside the chi and apply it on the sore knee. To enhance the effect, place a plastic bag on top and then a warm woolen cloth. It is best to apply a compress before going to bed, for at least a month.
Oat compress
The preparation of this folk remedy is also very simple. To do this, take oatmeal (same Hercules) in the amount of five tablespoons, pour a small amount of boiling water to make a viscous gruel. Put the resulting mixture on the fire and cook for no more than 7 minutes.
After cooking, transfer the porridge to a natural cloth (from wool or linen) and stick to the sore knee. From above, wrap the leg with cellophane and tie everything with a bandage. Make a compress before going to bed, removing it only in the morning. Before a new use, this folk remedy should be prepared again.
Compress in the egg shell and kefir
To cure a joint pain, use a compress with crushed egg shell and kefir. After mixing these two ingredients until a thick liquid is created, transfer to a linen cloth. Apply the finished medicine on the injured area for no more than three hours. To enhance the effect, cellophane is placed over the linen fabric at the knee.
Dandelion compress
Traditional medicine uses dandelion to prepare many medicines that can also be used to treat gonarthrosis. To prepare the composition, fresh flowers collected in May can be used, as well as leaves and inflorescences already dried.
If you have fresh flowers, then they should be washed well, and then also thoroughly chewed until a thick juice is created. If you only have dried leaves and flowers, then you should first fill them with hot water and then chew them.
The resulting mixture is applied to diseased joints, covered with a plastic bag on top and left indefinitely. It is worth using such a popular remedy every day.
Camphor-based ointment
Ointments are often used to treat osteoarthritis of the joints. Such an oil can be prepared from the following ingredients:
- camphor, 50 g;
- alcohol, 100 g;
- mustard powder, 50 g;
- chicken eggs, 3 pcs.
Take the camphor and dissolve it in the alcohol. Then, add mustard powder to the resulting solution and mix everything. After that, beat the egg whites separately and add to the pre-prepared medicine. The resulting ointment should rub the joints.
Celandine ointment
The fact that many diseases can be treated with celandine is known to all, but not everyone knows that ointments based on it are used to treat osteoarthritis of the knee joint. To prepare it, you need to take three tablespoons of chopped celandine, pour them into a bottle and pour 250 ml of sunflower oil. The resulting mixture should be injected for 2-3 weeks.
To treat the affected wrist, it is necessary to rub the ointment on the affected joints with massaging movements. Can be used as a massage ointment. Apply for at least a month.
Ointments from elecampane and zombie
Popular methods of treatment use the healing properties of elecampane for the preparation of many medicines. To prepare such an ointment, you need to mix 50 g of elecampane and 125 ml of alcohol. Knee treatment will be possible after the oil is soaked in a dark place for two weeks. Daily rubbing significantly speeds up the healing process.
Honey can also be used as an ointment, just pre-mixed mummy. To do this, take 100 grams of bee product and 3 grams of zombie, mix the ingredients until smooth. Treat the wrist with this ointment at bedtime for a week.
Methods that allow the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint have been developed by our ancestors for over a hundred years. This is why they have such effective healing properties. But still, before you start treating osteoarthritis with one or another medicine, consult a specialist.